Convoy ON 92

Convoy ON 92 was a trade convoy of merchant ships during the Second World War. It was the 92nd of the numbered series of ON convoys Outbound from the British Isles to North America. The ships departed from Liverpool on 6 May 1942[1] and were joined on 7 May[2] by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group A-3.

Convoy ON 92
Part of the Battle of the Atlantic of World War II

USS Gleaves, 18 June 1941
Date6–21 May 1942
Location
North Atlantic
Result German victory
Belligerents
 Germany  United Kingdom
 United States
 Canada
Commanders and leaders
Werner von Schmidt R Gill
Strength
9 submarines 1 destroyer
4 corvettes
1 cutter
46 merchantmen
Casualties and losses
None 9 killed
7 merchantmen sunk
1 merchantmen damaged

The convoy was discovered by Wolfpack Hecht on 11 May; seven ships were sunk before the U-boats lost contact with the convoy on 13 May.[3] Surviving ships reached Halifax, Nova Scotia on 21 May.[1]

U-boats

The convoy was attacked by Wolfpack Hecht, which consisted of U-boats, namely:

Ships in the convoy[12]
Name Flag Tonnage (GRT) Notes
Achilles (1906)  Netherlands 1,815 Bound for St John's, Newfoundland
Alex (1914)  United Kingdom 3,932 Bound for Halifax
Batna (1928)  United Kingdom 4,399 Sunk By U-94[13] SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland On 13 May. 1 dead. Survivors picked up by Bury
Belinda (1939)  Norway 8,325 Bound for Corpus Christi, Texas
British Power (1936)  United Kingdom 8,451 Bound for Houston
Bury (1911)  United Kingdom 1,686 Convoy rescue ship bound for Halifax. Reportedly carrying equipment for High-frequency direction finding, But provided inadequate readings to The Escorts Gleaves and Ingham
Carras (1918)  Greece 5,234 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
Chagres (1919)  Panama 5,545 Bound for Boston
Clearpool (1935)  United Kingdom 5,404 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
Cocle (1920)  Panama 5,630 Sunk By U-94[14] on 12 May 740 nautical miles (1,370 km) SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 5 dead. Survivors picked up by Bury and landed at St.John's, Newfoundland.
Cristales (1926)  United Kingdom 5,389 Sunk by U-124[15] on 12 May SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 0 dead. Abandoned and sunk by gunfire from HMCS Shediac. Survivors picked up by Shediac and USCGC Spencer and landed at Boston.
Dean Emery (1919)  Panama 6,664 Bound for Beaumont, Texas
Dimitrios Chandris (1910)  Greece 4,643 Returned
Dorcasia (1938)  United Kingdom 8,053 Bound for Houston
Dorington Court (1939)  United Kingdom 5,281 Bound for New York City
Elisabeth Lensen (1910)  United Kingdom 4,212 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
Empire Antelope (1919)  United Kingdom 4,945 Bound for Halifax. Ship's Master is Vice-Commodore
Empire Chamois (1918)  United Kingdom 5,684 Bound for Baltimore
Empire Clive (1941)  United Kingdom 7,069 CAM Ship. Bound for Halifax
Empire Dell (1941)  United Kingdom 7,065 CAM ship. Sunk by U-124[16] on 12 May. 2 dead. Survivors picked up by HMCS Shediac and Bury, and landed at St. John's, Newfoundland
Empire Wolfe (1941)  United Kingdom 2,888 Bound for Halifax
Errington Court (1925)  United Kingdom 4,913 Bound for River Clyde
Evanger (1920)  Norway 3,869
Fort Binger (1919)  United Kingdom 5,671 With torpedo damage (uxb), in the port bow, from U-588[17] on 18 May. 1 dead. Fog closed in, so U-boat lost contact
Gazcon (1932)  United Kingdom 4,224
Grey Lag (1910)  Panama 3,312 Bound for Halifax
Ivan Topic (1920)  Yugoslavia 4,943 Bound for New York City
Juno (1908)  Netherlands 1,763 Bound for New York City
Langleebrook (1930)  United Kingdom 4,246 Bound for New York City
Lisbeth (1922)  Norway 2,732 Bound for Halifax
Llanover (1928)  United Kingdom 4,959 Sunk by U-124[18] SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland on 12 May. 0 Dead. Scuttled by HMCS Arvida. Survivors picked up by Bury and landed at St. John's, Newfoundland
Mount Parnes (1917)  Greece 4,371 Sunk by U-124[19] on 12 May 650 nautical miles (1,200 km) SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland. 0 dead.
Mount Rhodope (1919)  Greece 5,182 Bound for Montreal
Mount Taurus (1920)  Greece 6,696 Bound for Montreal
Portsea (1938)  United Kingdom 1,583 Bound for Pictou
Ragnhild (1941)  Norway 2,866 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
San Ambrosio (1935)  United Kingdom 7,410
Selvik (1920)  Norway 1,557
Selvistan (1924)  United Kingdom 5,136 Bound for Halifax
Solarium (1936)  United Kingdom 6,239 Bound for Baton Rouge
Southern Princess (1915)  United Kingdom 2,156 Bound for Boston. Capt R Gill CBE Rd RNR (Commodore)
Spokane (1929)  Panama 2,882 Bound for Charleston, South Carolina
Suecia (1912)  Sweden 4,966 Returned
Titanian (1924)  Norway 4,880 Bound for Father Point, Quebec
Tolken (1922)  Sweden 4,471 Sunk by U-94[20] 675 nautical miles (1,250 km) SE of Cape Farewell, Greenland On 13 May. 0 dead. Survivors picked up by Bury and landed at St. John's, Newfoundland
Zypenberg (1920)  Netherlands 4,973 Bound for New York City

Convoy escorts
Name Flag Type Joined Left
HMCS Algoma (K127)  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 7 May 1942 18 May 1942
HMCS Arvida (K113)  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 7 May 1942 14 May 1942
HMS Bittersweet (K182)  Royal Navy Flower-class corvette 7 May 1942 18 May 1942
HMCS Shediac (K110)  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 7 May 1942 16 May 1942
USCGC Ingham (WPG-35)  United States Navy Treasury-class cutter 7 May 1942 18 May 1942
USS Gleaves (DD-423)  United States Navy Gleaves-class destroyer 7 May 1942 18 May 1942

The song "Wolfpack" from the Sabaton album Primo Victoria covers the attack on Convoy O-92 by Wolfpack Hecht. [21]

References
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  2. "ON convoys". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  3. Rohwer & Hummelchen, p. 139
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  6. "Korvettenkapitän – Werner von Schmidt". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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  9. "Kapitänleutnant – Hans-Peter Hinsch". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  10. "Korvettenkapitän – Ernst-August Rehwinkel". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  11. "Kapitänleutnant – Heinrich Muller-Edzards". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  12. "Convoy ON.92". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  13. "Batna – British Steam Merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  14. "Cocle – Panamanian steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  15. "Cristales – British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  16. "Empire Dell – British Catapult armed merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  17. "Fort Binger – British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  18. "Llanover – British steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  19. "Mount Parnes – Greek steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  20. "Tolken – Swedish steam merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  21. "Primo Victoria", Wikipedia, 6 April 2020, retrieved 22 June 2020

Bibliography
  • Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
  • Rohwer, J.; Hummelchen, G. (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-105-X.
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